POLICE COURT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14017, 24 March 1909, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

■p INSPECTION OF FOREIGN; SHlpg y l I W ; In the course of yesterday's Police fjS Igl sitting before Mr. C. C. Kettle, I M young Italian seamen, Santiago Peitro if* I■- '.; Amoreth Salvatdni, were ; charged with Is£ ' ing deserted from the Italian ship - Cjjip ' I ;, ciolo, on which they, had signed or a:jM Ml :of two .'.years. ; The defendants ackoi* I m 1 ledged 1 through an interpreter. that, thov ui Si run away, but contended that the shinfn m ; 30 years old and quite:-uiiscaworthy;i|?wSM fl': :■ ..'■-:: ; Captainv:-Fkmmihg,;; ; marine auperinW■■'''■'• , dent,, slated that it was not usual to£» m amine foreign.vessel* unless requested to ?* S 1 so by the Consul. If the defendants I m > grievance they should make their complaint W : to their Consul. Tho witness was only •I B , powered to;deal directly-/with vessels i w , cases of overloading, ami* if it 'cameTtoSaP *1 . knowledge; that a foreign ship was lrnseT M worthy he would refer the matter toto* ';?.'■ PI Consul. ; .-=-/• '.. , U ;Thoa. /Russell,; acting-Consular * awntll' P . stated that he had been; aboard the shio If , and was perfectly ; satisfies! that she was «J , |f , for sea. The ship had been surveyed* in ■■% P . April, 1905, and classed Al at Lloyd's, t'kll- *- [■ Asked if he would accept the respongitjl 1 w ity of sending the defendants;to : sea in the" *| ; Carriciolo,.the witnessed informed His Won I M , ship 'that ho would have no hesitation Wm ; sailing in her himself if. necessary.&rajuxAa ""'-f [ /The captain having stated that a write.'!' ■ catc had been- issued when the vessel wa« m I surveyed at Auckland about a fortnight asm # Mr. -Kettle ordered the defendants! <MM 11 ¥■ ): detained in custody and placed aboard the : f' , ship prior to sailing. , f j ,'; ';.'"''./•"■'-■ -■■ ~ \ '-''WMm i , EIGHT STROKES OF THE BIRCH. I ' ■ boy just entering his teens ; was- charged i 1 |- ; with;having stolen on divers dates during $ 4 " • .the present, month sums; totalling 18g.Jrqm P ' the post office. Howick, !where he was en- : W ■ ployed. The magistrate r was- informed by v- I 1 Chief-Detective ... Ma rack that the money >' I ' had been taken from the office till. 1 " . Upon-reviewing the evidence taken jri S fc 1 the Juvenile Court Mr. Kettle gave th« boy .! ii 1 a severe admonition, and ordered ■ that'-heV* P ; receive eight strokes of the . birch. - f ■ ■ .. ' i UNHAPPY MARRIED MFC /« | i William Getty, Campbell, . labourer o '§\ * I Mount Roskill, applied, for -'a -' separation ?# I i order from his young wife, upon the ground* 1 •of desertion. The applicant represent- f i od by Mr.- Stanton and Mr. J, R. V,, Js'3fa t appeared for the respondent." f • After hearing the evidence Mr. Kettle 1 ' said the case was oii3 in which iy- parties I i did not appear to be able to live 'happily :3ft I together. He would impress upon.; the '■$ - parties the.desirableness of arriving;StTania I - settlement, and with that object in view he l 1 : would adjourn the case for a -week. / '!"£s& 1 ■ -~~. ; ■- - i >, ••"M'S I i- ■ ■/-. . MAINTENANCE. 'Mm 1 , William Edward ;Winship wss ordered"to I , pay arrears amounting to £2 in respect of . 1 .' an order for/the-contribution of 7s 6d pet S week towards the support of each of his two'j|p J , children. Mr. Lundon appeared for the 8 , plaintiff, and; Mr. Singer for the; defendaflt. | . An alternative order of three weeks'' impri- i, . eminent was made, sentence to be suspended : [ for. seven days. _ , , i > fl r , James Wm.iGribble/was-ordered to-pay S ' £1 arrears to the ; support of his wife and 'I , ;child,; in ."default \ days' imprisonment, 1 5 sentence to be suspended ' for." seven.-' days. . '■ *' Mr. Lundon appeared for the plaintiff and i : Mr. Singer for the defendant. Ah/apphS«M 1 tion against the defendant for the finding; of J , sureties for the execution of his order vtAO s ! adjourned sine die. : /'.: I \ ' DRUNKENNESS. - ' ' 'Mi 8 • John B. Dunn having signalised his return f ;■ ,fromPakatoa Island by again dropping jnijflit i 'i wayward • habits was ; taken into custody in Queen-street. He was convicted; on a h t charge of drunkenness and discharged, npoh. 1 ' the understanding that .failure to keep writ, § 1 in the bounds of sobriety ' would probably'■' | i cause his return to the island heme of 1 ' inebriates. ■ J 'Aft 1 An elderly man named Thomas D. Fitx- f roy, Wasting three'or four aliases, Hit | ; brought up on charges of i drunkenness, and I s vagrancy. He informed the magistrate. Uiit * ■' -during a;i visit from country his savings j • had dwindled away until he became strand- m .cd in the city, and had since been wander- j ' ing about the street. Fitzroy was con- 1 ■ victed on both charges, and remanded for 1 > sentence until Saturday, arrangements.tom/< ;| ' made in the meantime, if possible, . for nif S » return to the country. -,-?|;|| I